Julie McCombs
Cynthia Samour presents Crestview Elementary School a $1,000 check from its McCreative Kids Art Grants program before Thursday's "Wild and Wooly Big Fat Bully" production of the school's first play of its new drama program. Samour is owner/operator of two McDonald's franchises in Greer.
Jim Fair
With toy snakes wrapped around their shoulders, the children left no imagination what the subject of their book was during Friday's parade at Crestview Elementary.
Jim Fair
Parents of students at Crestview Elementary had their cameras at the ready during Friday's parade.
Julie McCombs
The 50-student cast of Crestview Elementary grades 3-5 performed the first play in the drama program – "Wild and Wooly Big Fat Bully" Thursday at the J. Harley Bond Center.
The presentation was part of a $15,000 investment through the McCreative Kids Art Grants program the past three years of the McDonald's owner/operators of the Upstate, Western North Carolina and Northeast Georgia.
The funds help teachers cultivate creativity within the classroom and promote individual expressions of children. The grant invites educators to nurture this skill through educational programs that will grow a more innovative and creative community.
Crestview performed the first play of its drama program Thursday night and had its annual Parade Friday morning featuring the students dressed in character and floats designed of a book read during the school year. Hundreds of parents and neighboring residents lined the driveway during the parade.
Crestview has been a leader in nurturing skills of creative thinking and artistic expression.